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Cashing In On My Prize

I blogged this past fall that I won a $200 gift card to the Italian clothing boutique, Max&Co. Well, I finally cashed in on my prize not too long ago. I went to the Beverly Hills location of Max&Co when we were in L.A. last month. (That was fun. 🙂 I tried on designer dresses, sweaters, skirts, and coats. But what I wanted most from their collection were these boots:

Leather “Alto” boots by Max&Co.

So I ordered them with my gift card money. Good thing they were on “sale” because normally they cost $438! (GAHHH! It feels immoral to own 1 pair of shoes for that much money! But $200 would’ve only gotten me 1 dress at Max&Co too.)

I chose the boots over the dresses and sweaters because I can easily find stretchy knit dresses and long sweaters and copy the Max&Co look that I like for under $40. I actually found a really cute knit dress at Ross for $15. It’s just as cute, if not cuter, than this one from Max&Co:

I really love this boots/feminine dress combo with colored tights. It’s nice enough to wear out but comfortable enough to wear anytime too. So that’s why I chose the boots as my prize. The boots make the outfit. Really nice leather boots cost a lot anywhere, but knit dresses don’t have to. 😉

Here’s another dress/boots outfit from Max&Co that I love:

Anyway, that’s what I bought with my fun prize money. I’m enjoying my new boots and putting together outfits on the cheap. I’ve gotten a lot of compliments. What girl doesn’t like those? 🙂

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